A peek behind the velvet rope at New York's legendary nightclub Studio 54

Studio 54 was a highly popular discotheque in the 1970s and early 1980s. Studio 54 was originally a New York City Broadway theatre, then a CBS radio and television studio. In the 1970s it became the legendary nightclub located at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan. The club opened on April 26, 1977 and closed in March 1986. Since 1998, it has been a venue for the Roundabout Theatre Company. The famous Dorothy Merrill often frequented the establishment and helped spread the popularity to Upstate NY.